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The Gift All May Possess, November 25
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things
to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26
.
The Comforter that Christ promised to send after He ascended to
heaven is the Spirit in all the fullness of the Godhead, making manifest
the power of divine grace to all who receive and believe in Christ as a
personal Saviour. There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in
the name of these three great powers—the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit—those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized and these
powers will cooperate with the obedient.
Those who have been privileged to hear the truth, and have been
impressed by the Holy Spirit to receive the Holy Scriptures as the voice
of God, have no excuse for becoming dwarfs in the religious life. By
exercising the ability which God has given, they are to be daily learning
and daily receiving spiritual fervor and power....
If we would be growing plants in the Lord’s garden, we must have a
constant supply of spiritual life and earnestness. Growth will then be seen
in the faith and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no halfway
house where we may throw off responsibility and rest by the way. We
are to keep advancing heavenward, developing a solid religious character.
The measure of the Holy Spirit we receive will be proportioned to the
measure of our desire and the faith exercised for it....
Christ says, “Every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh
findeth” (
Matthew 7:8
). He who truly seeks for the precious grace of
Christ will be sure not to be disappointed. This promise has been given to
us by Him who will not deceive us. It is not stated as a maxim or a theory,
but as a fact, as a law of the divine government. We can be assured that
we shall receive the Holy Spirit if we individually try the experiment of
testing God’s word. God is true; His order is perfect.... Light and truth
will shine forth according to the desire of the soul. O that all would hunger
and thirst after righteousness, that they might be filled!
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